Bad pain in my lower right side

[Coco2997]

Hi I am really quite worried and if anyone can help me soon that would be great because I do not know what to do. It has been about 2 weeks now since it started happening. Everyday I have had a stomach ache all the time. The pain is in the lower left side under my ribs. The pain is a cramping pain and sometimes there are sharp pains. 3 days ago my stomach visibly looked strange. In the beginning i thought maybe I had gained weight but my stomach bloated outdated almost like a bung, it has now gone down a bit. My feels a bit stiff. I don't know what it could be because I eat a relatively healthy diet and go to the loo almost everyday.. Please if anyone can me it would be great thank you.

[Coco2997]

Thank you for your advise, but with all the suggestions you have given on what it might be. Do you think it is dangerous I mean if I don't see a doctor soon as it is quite inconvenient then could it turn critical??!! Thanks

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hi there!

Well, without a clinical evaluation it would be difficult to determine the cause of your symptoms. Possibilities that may need to be considered include GI infections/ inflammations such as gastritis, pancreatitis etc, respiratory tract infections/ inflammations, chest wall related causes etc. I would suggest getting this evaluated by a primary care physician initially and depending on the cause diagnosed/ suspected, it can be managed accordingly or specialist acre may be sought.
Hope this helps.

Take care!